Table 3. Medical care benefits: Percent of participants required to
contribute and average employee contribution, private industry, National
Compensation Survey, 2000
Table 3. Medical care benefits: Percent of participants required to contribute and average
employee contribution, private industry, National Compensation Survey,(1) 2000
Single Coverage Family Coverage
Average(2) Average(2)
Characteristics Employee Employee flat Employee Employee flat
contribu- contribu- monthly contribu- contribu- monthly
tions not tions contribu- tions not tions contribu-
required required tion in required required tion in
dollars dollars
Total........................... 32 68 $54.40 19 81 $179.75
Worker characteristics:(3)
Professional, technical, and
related employees(4)........... 25 75 54.32 15 85 183.51
Clerical and sales employees(4). 28 72 54.14 16 84 187.07
Blue-collar and service
employees(4)................... 38 62 54.63 23 77 172.69
Union........................... - - - - - -
Nonunion........................ 27 73 55.63 13 87 185.79
Full time....................... 31 69 53.93 19 81 180.16
Part time....................... - - - - - -
Establishment characteristics:
Goods-producing................. 36 64 57.59 25 75 189.76
Service-producing............... 30 70 53.34 17 83 176.41
1-99 workers.................... 34 66 60.12 19 81 182.32
100 workers or more............. 30 70 49.56 20 80 177.47
1 The survey covers all 50 States and the District of Columbia. Collection was conducted
between February and December 2000. The average reference period was July 2000.
2 The average is presented for all covered workers and excludes workers without the plan
provision. Averages are for plans stating a flat monthly cost.
3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or part-time schedule based on
the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are
determined through collective bargaining.
4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
workers in the civilian economy. See the Technical Note for more information.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Where
applicable, dash indicates no employees in this category or data do not meet publication
criteria.